The social practice report of the winter vacation of senior one, through interviews, observation and participation in folk activities, deeply understands the cultural connotation of the Spring Festiva

The social practice report of the winter vacation of senior one, through interviews, observation and participation in folk activities, deeply understands the cultural connotation of the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival, and compiles the local (Guigang It's Lantern Festival again. According to the folk tradition in China, on this bright night, people light thousands of lanterns to celebrate. As the nursery rhyme goes: "On the first day of the first month, the fifteenth day of the first month is covered with colorful lanterns, colorful lanterns, red lanterns and snow lanterns." ... lanterns weave stories and expectations.

Different from other traditional festivals that emphasize "family reunion", Lantern Festival emphasizes "universal celebration". Lantern Festival is regarded as the last climax of the Spring Festival, because after this day, people really enter the new year's production and life, so people all over the country celebrate the Lantern Festival and pray for God to bless the good weather and good harvests in the coming year, which also expresses people's good expectations for the new year. Because of this, China has the folk custom of "Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month".

This traditional festival, which has been passed down for more than two thousand years, is not only popular in the north and south of the river, but also celebrated every year in areas where overseas Chinese live in concentrated communities. During the Lantern Festival, people will go out of their homes and pour into the streets. In addition to lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns, there are dragon dances, lion dances, walking on stilts, boating and beating Zhoushan gongs and drums ... Among them, many customs and activities are national intangible cultural heritage. Go out to enjoy the moon, light lamps and set fires, enjoy riddles, eat Yuanxiao, and celebrate festivals together, so that the masses can participate and enjoy the aesthetic memories left by these intangible cultural heritages.

After more than 100 years, the traditional festivals in China have been greatly eroded, and the Lantern Festival is no exception. In some contemporary metropolises, it seems that only eating glutinous rice balls is left in the Lantern Festival folklore. This is the sorrow of busy urbanites, because the Lantern Festival is still the most lively festival in a year in relatively leisurely small cities and villages.

In fact, the Lantern Festival is not an isolated festival, it is a part of the Spring Festival. To understand the significance of Lantern Festival, we have to put it in the Spring Festival.

The Spring Festival, from the closing of New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival, is a process in which people constantly expand their activities and interpersonal relationships. Pay New Year greetings to parents on the first day and the next day. In the future, we will gradually expand the scope of New Year greetings to ordinary relatives and friends. During this period, people's activities are limited to acquaintances. The fifth day is the fifth day, so farm work can start and shops can open. During this period, society began to function normally. On the fifteenth day of the first month, all members of society, regardless of sex, age, and age, joined in the festival activities. Therefore, the Lantern Festival has the significance of confirming the relationship between all members of society (including people who don't know each other).

Lantern Festival is a real "carnival" of the whole society, and ancient women who are usually confined at home are free to go out and play. Of course, there are also some polite people who oppose this custom, such as Sima Guang in the Song Dynasty. At midnight snack, his wife was dressed up and ready to go out and enjoy the lights. Sima Guang asked, "Why do you have to look out when you light a lamp at home?" The lady replied, "I want to see tourists, too." Sima Guang said: "Is anyone (me) a ghost? ! "This is unreasonable. You can't let your wife watch him all year round, can you? Fortunately, society doesn't buy these proprietress's accounts, and most women still play. Lantern Festival allows people to have free entertainment, which is an export designed by ancient society for the overly strict etiquette system. Some young people took this opportunity to meet the right person. Just as Xin Qiji said: "The crowd looked for him for thousands of Baidu, and suddenly looking back, the man was in the dim light."

The main activity of Lantern Festival is mass entertainment, but its social and cultural significance is not just entertainment.

There are many religious activities on the fifteenth day of the first month, so pray for the blessing of the gods. Ancient people offered sacrifices to Taiyi (Taiyi) God, because he was the highest God and was in charge of human destiny. Sacrifice to him, you can get a bumper harvest and peace. The ancients offered sacrifices to the land gods to bless the harvest of silkworms.

Yuanxiao is also a festival for seeking children. Lantern Festival was originally lit for objective needs, and activities must be lit at night. Later, for entertainment and appreciation, the lights were lit. However, it has a deeper meaning: praying for fertility. In Song Dynasty, Chen's Book of the Year, Volume 12, Stealing Lights, explained why people stole lights at the Lantern Festival at that time and said, "A cloud, whoever steals lights, is a good omen for men." The homonym of "light" here is "Ding", which is male. In this way, stealing a lamp symbolizes giving birth to a son. In the same way, watching lanterns also means looking for children. Therefore, it is reasonable for ancient women to go out to watch lights for this reason. Until the Republic of China, it was customary to send lanterns to childless families everywhere, hoping that they would have more children. There were activities of touching doornails in Qing Dynasty. Nail, also homophonic "Ding". People hope to have a son by touching the doornail. People in some areas also give jiaozi a symbolic meaning. In the Qing Dynasty, there was a custom in Chengdu to steal the glutinous rice balls provided by the shrine at midnight to obtain children. In the Qing Dynasty, people in Anlu, Hubei presented Yuanxiao to each other, including Yuanxiao as big as goose eggs. Women predict fertility by observing the cooking time of this kind of Yuanxiao.

Of course, in today's huge population pressure, it is rare for Yuanxiao to beg for children. Modern people have given jiaozi a new explanation, that is, sweet and sweet, round and round, symbolizing family reunion and happiness. This explanation is a bit dull, but it is in line with people's inner hopes. Lantern Festival has a new cultural significance.

Lantern Festival is developed from the continuous creation of the ancients, and will certainly develop in the re-creation of modern people, because I just can't read the map.